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Notice requiring persons to apply for a Water Use Licence in terms of section 43(1) of the National Water Act for the purpose of compulsory licensing (No. 734 of 2010).
Date of text: 20 August 2010
Notice requiring persons to apply for a Water Use Licence in terms of section 43(1) of the National Water Act for the purpose of compulsory licensing (No. 709 of 2010).
Date of text: 12 August 2010
Notice requiring persons to apply for a Water Use Licence in terms of section 43(1) of the National Water Act for the purpose of compulsory licensing (No. 708 of 2010).
Date of text: 12 August 2010
National Water Act.
Date of original text: 20 August 1998 (20 May 2013)
National Water Act: Extension of time period for general authorisations in terms of section 39 (G.N. No. 498 of 2012).
Date of text: 28 June 2012
National Water Act: Extension of time period for general authorisations in terms of section 39 (G.N. No. 702 of 2012).
Date of text: 29 August 2012
National Water Act: Establishment of nine new water management areas (GN. 1056 of 2016).
Date of text: 16 September 2016
Water Use Registration Notices.
Date of text: 2000
National Water Act: Classes and resource quality objectives of water resources for catchments of Middle Vaal (GN. 469 of 2016).
Date of text: 22 April 2016
National Water Act: Classes and resource quality objectives of water resources for catchments of Lower Vaal (GN. 470 of 2016).
Date of text: 22 April 2016
Notice No. 799 of 1999 regarding the Limitation on the Abstraction and Use of Water for Irrigation purposes.
Date of text: 1999
Establishment of a Pricing Strategy for Water Use Charges in Terms of Section 56(1) of the National Water Act, 1998 (R. 1351).
Date of text: 12 November 1999
General Authorisations in Terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (No. 1191).
Date of text: 08 October 1999
Establishment of a Pricing Strategy for Raw Water Use in Terms of Section 56(1) of the National Water Act, 1998 (G.N. No. 201 of 2007).
Date of text: 16 March 2007
City of Cape Town: Water By-law, 2010.
Date of text: 2010
City of Cape Town: Water Amendment By-law, 2018.
Date of text: 20 July 2018
Children's Amendment Act (No. 41 of 2007).
Date of text: 2007
Notice to register a Water Use in terms of the National Water Act (Notice No. 519 of 2009).
Date of text: 06 May 2009
Children's Act (No. 38 of 2005)
Date of text: 08 June 2006
Water Use Registration Regulations (R. 1352).
Date of text: 12 November 1999
National Water Act: Establishment of Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency through extending the boundary and area of operation of the Breede-Overberg Catchment Management Agency of Section 78(4) (GN. R. 412 of 2014).
Date of text: 23 May 2014
Water Use Licence Application and Appeals Regulations, 2017 (No. R. 267 of 2017).
Date of text: 24 March 2017
National Water Act: Establishment of Limpopo-North West Catchment Management Agency (GN. R. 409 of 2014).
Date of text: 23 May 2014
National Water Act: Establishment of Olifants Catchment Management Agency (GN. R. 168 of 2015).
Date of text: 27 February 2015
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of Portugal in regard to the first phase of development of the water resources of the Kunene River Basin.
Date of text: 21 January 1969
National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, 2003.
Date of original text: 11 February 2004 (2009)
Notice on the request to register a water use (GN. 212 of 2000).
Date of text: 10 March 2000
Notice on the request to register a water use (GN. 213 of 2000).
Date of text: 10 March 2000
Notice on the request to register a water use (GN. 387 of 2000).
Date of text: 14 April 2000
Notice on the request to register a water use in the Mvoti to Mzimkulu water management area (GN. 388 of 2000).
Date of text: 14 April 2000
Notice on the request to register a water use (GN. 433 of 2000).
Date of text: 05 May 2000
Notice on the request to register a water use (GN. 470 of 2000).
Date of text: 12 May 2000
Notice on the request to register a water use (GN. 536 of 2000).
Date of text: 02 June 2000
Restrictions on the use of water for agricultural purposes in the Inkomati water management area (No. 1008 of 2003).
Date of text: 18 July 2003
Revision of General Authorisations in terms of section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Notice No. 399 of 2004).
Date of text: 26 March 2004
Regulations Requiring that the Taking of Water for Irrigation Purposes be Measured, Recorded and Reported (Notice No. 131 of 2017)
Date of text: 09 September 2016
Mountain Catchment Areas Act.
Date of original text: 23 September 1970 (1996)
National Water Act: Extension of time period for a general authorisation in terms of section 39 (G.N. No. 970 of 2012).
Date of text: 30 November 2012
General Authorisations in terms of section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 and in terms of section 21(c) and (I) for purpose of rehabilitating a wetland for conservation purposes (Notice No. 1198 of 2009).
Date of text: 18 December 2009
National Water Act: Extension of time period for general authorisations in terms of section 39 (G.N. No. 417 of 2011).
Date of text: 13 May 2011
Replacement of General Authorisation in terms of section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (GN No. 1199 of 2009).
Date of text: 18 December 2009
Regulations on Use of Water for Mining and Related Activities aimed at the Protection of Water Resources (GN. 704 of 1999).
Date of text: 04 June 1999
Assignment to provinces under the Mountain Catchment Areas Act in accordance with section 235(8) of the Constitution of South Africa (GN. R. 28 of 1995).
Date of text: 07 April 1995
Regulations made under the Mountain Catchment Areas Act.
Date of original text: 17 September 1971 (23 July 1976)
Treaty on development and utilisation of the water resources of the Komati River Basin between the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Government of the Republic of South Africa.
Date of text: 13 March 1992
Revision of General Authorisation in terms of section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (GN No. 665 of 2013).
Date of text: 30 August 2013
National Water Act: Revision of general authorisation for taking and storing of water (Notice No. 538 of 2016).
Date of text: 02 September 2016
eThekwini Planning and Land Use Management By-law, 2016.
Date of original text: 31 August 2017 (20 December 2019)
Recreational Water Use By-law, 2018.
Date of text: 2018
International Agreement between the Republic of Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe on the creation of the Committee for Limpopo River Basin.
Date of text: 07 August 2000
Treaty on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project between the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Government of the Republic of South Africa signed at Maseru, 24 October 1986.
Date of text: 24 October 1986
Treaty on the Establishment and Functioning of the Joint Water Commission between the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Government of the Republic of South Africa.
Date of text: 13 March 1992
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Namibia and the Government of the Republic of South Africa on the establishment of a permanent Water Commission signed at Noordoewer, 14 September 1992.
Date of text: 14 September 1992
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa, the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland and the Government of the People's Republic of Mozambique relative to the establishment of a Tripartite Permanent Technical Committee.
Date of text: 17 February 1983
Tripartite Interim Agreement Between the Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Swaziland for Co-Operation on the Protection and Sustainable Utilisation of the Water Resources of the Incomati and Maputo Watercourses.
Date of text: 29 August 2002
Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Date of text: 07 August 2000